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University & Community Activities for October 17, 2012
10:55 AM - 11:00 AM
Today's Highlight: The University Of Montana School Of Social Work in Missoula will host an informational meeting for anyone interested in learning about the Master’s of Social Work Program. The session will include a program overview, information on admission and financial aid, and an informal Q and A with faculty and student representatives. If you are interested, the meeting will be held tomorrow night from 6:30 – 8:00 o’clock in room 332 of the University Center on the UM mountain campus. Call 243-5543 if you’d like additional details.
Homeword of Missoula invites the public to their Open House for their Solstice Building, located at 1535 Liberty Lane. The open house will be held tomorrow afternoon from 4:00 – 6:00 PM and you can enjoy music, food, and beverages as well as a tour of the facility. For more information, visit www.homeword.org or call 532-4663.
In celebration of Missoula’s upcoming Day of the Dead Parade, the Montana Natural History Center will conduct a special, nature-based costume workshop. Use plant materials to create crowns and wands, and then reference their animal skull specimens to design a screen print on material. The workshop will be held tomorrow evening from 5:30 – 7:30 in the Fort Missoula Native Plant Garden classroom, under the big silver water tower at the fort. To register or for more information, please call 327-0405 or visit montananaturalist.org.
The UM Creative Writing Program invites everyone to a free public fiction reading given by William Kittredge, recipient of the Los Angeles Times Lifetime Achievement Award and co-producer of the film, “A River Runs Through It.” The reading will be given on Friday, October 19th in the Dell Brown room of Turner Hall on the UM campus. Call 243-5267 if you’d like more information.
Don’t miss the Ninemile Wildlife Workgroup’s annual “Not Just Cake” auction that will be held on Saturday, October 20th at 6:00 pm at the historic Ninemile Ranger Station. The evening will include tasty treats and the live auction will be conducted by cowboy poet JR Strand. To make a donation to this event or for more information, please call 626-4776.
The Missoula Tweed Ride, a family friendly bike ride through Missoula that’s followed by a kid’s harvest party and bicycle carnival will take place this Sunday, October 21st. The street party begins at 2:00 and the ride starts at 3:00. For complete information on the festivities as well as the bike routes, go to missoulatweedride.org.
The North Valley Hospital in Whitefish invites the public to part 3 of their Weight of the Nation Documentary Series, “Children in Crisis: Confronting America’s Obesity Epidemic.” Part 3 confronts the challenges of combating childhood obesity and the importance of proper nutrition and activity for the future health and wealth of our country. A panel presentation and discussion will follow the screening. This presentation will be held on Monday, October 22nd at 7:00 PM and is free and open to the public. Call the Whitefish Community Center at 862-4923 for more information.
To have your event on our University and Community Calendar, please send us the information 10 days in advance by visiting our Web site at mtpr.org or by fax to 243-3299 or mail to Montana Public Radio, The University of Montana, Missoula, 59812.
University and Community Activities are aired at 10:55 am and 12:55 pm Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday. University and Community Activities are announcements about the events and activities of non-profit, cultural, and artistic organizations in our broadcast area. Information should be submitted ten days before broadcast date.
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